Photographers have been debating whether they should shoot in RAW, JPEG or both for years. It’s not really a debate. It’s usually experienced photographers who encourage beginners to shoot in RAW instead of JPEG.
RAW files are undoubtedly superior in terms of technical quality. RAW files have many advantages: greater dynamic range and color information.
These benefits are only fully appreciated after post-processing. For photographers who do not wish to edit files, RAW photography’s benefits aren’t as apparent, nor is the RAW disadvantages, such as having to process each image before it can shared or printed.
RAW or JPEG is usually presented as either/or. It’s usually presented as an either/or proposition.
Wouldn’t it be better to have both advantages? You would want to have the flexibility of RAW images, but also the ability to share them instantly. Can that be done?
In fact, it is!
Look at the Quality or Image Quality settings in your camera’s menu. You can set this setting to for both JPEG and RAW on most cameras. RAW+JPEG is a shooting mode where the camera takes a RAW and JPEG each time you hit the shutter. Aren’t you getting both the best and worst of RAW+JPEG?
